Eggers and Higgins, Architects 
eee NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Washing- 
ton, D. C., with its collection of priceless works of art, 
isan outstanding gift to America by one of its noble citizens, 
the late Andrew Mellon. This magnificent structure and 
its setting have added another note of beauty and in- 
terest for all who visit the National Capital. 
We were honored to have been entrusted with the 
execution of the plans for the development of the grounds 
of the National Gallery of Art. 
The magnificent scale of the building has been recognized 
in the choice of varieties and sizes of plant material used. 
The White Pines are fifty feet in height, especially se- 
lected for their silhouette against the pink marble of 
the building. Hedges of American Holly contrast in 
mass and texture with groups of southern Magnolia. 
Large masses of English Box add to the dignity of the 
entrance approaches, together with the hedges of Japa- 
nese Yew. Full- grown American Elm and Scarlet Oak give 
scale and furnish patterns of shadow on the sweeping 
lawns. 
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Alfred Geiffert, Jr., Landscape Architect 
Photograph by Samuel Gottscho 

